In less than two minutes, Xiao Wenyuan slowly came to, his breathing growing steady.
Cao Bin turned his head to look at Ye Feng, who was standing by the door. "The patient's condition has improved," he said coldly. "Now, apologize to me!"
Ye Feng ignored him completely, holding up five fingers and folding them down one by one. "Five, four..."
Cao Bin glared at Ye Feng and snorted. "Still trying to act profound? Apologize immediately."
"Three, two, one!" Ye Feng finished his countdown.
"I told you to apologize!" Cao Bin roared, but before he could finish, a piercing scream came from Xiao Wenyuan on the hospital bed.
Cao Bin whipped around, and his pupils instantly constricted.
He saw with perfect clarity that Xiao Wenyuan's face had turned a purplish-blue. Drenched in sweat, he was clawing at his chest as if trying to rip his heart out, his features twisted in agony.
Seeing Xiao Wenyuan's agonized state, Xiao Yufei cried out anxiously, "Divine Doctor Cao, what's going on?"
Cao Bin's face went white. His voice trembled as he cried, "It's a heart attack! The patient is having a heart attack!"
Xiao Yufei froze. She never imagined Ye Feng's prediction would actually come true.
She quickly snapped out of it and cried urgently to Cao Bin, "Divine Doctor Cao, please, hurry and treat my grandfather!"
Cao Bin scrambled to treat Xiao Wenyuan, but after trying for some time, the old man still wouldn't wake up.
Cao Bin's face drained of color. 'If Xiao Wenyuan dies because of my mistake, the Xiao family will never let me go,' he thought. 'My lifelong reputation will be ruined.'
Just as he was at a complete loss, he suddenly remembered Ye Feng. He quickly turned to him and asked respectfully, "Dare I ask, Little Divine Doctor, do you have a solution?"
'He diagnosed the patient's condition in a single glance and even predicted the exact time of the attack after my own treatment,' he thought. 'This young man is anything but ordinary. Perhaps he really can save me!'
Ye Feng looked at Cao Bin and said calmly, "Let me borrow your silver needles."
Cao Bin immediately handed the silver needles to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng moved to Xiao Wenyuan's side. With a flash, a silver needle in his right hand pierced Xiao Wenyuan's Suliao and Zhongchong acupoints. Then, he used a needle in his left hand to pierce the Neiguan point on the old man's left wrist, lifting, thrusting, and twirling it to apply strong stimulation.
...
"The Heart-Saving Divine Needle! It's actually the Heart-Saving Divine Needle technique!" Cao Bin, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
This technique had a miraculous effect on patients with heart attacks, but it was notoriously difficult to learn. Even he had never managed to master it. To see Ye Feng execute it with such proficiency today was enough to convince him that the young man's medical skills were far superior to his own.
Xiao Yufei, standing nearby, glanced over at Xiao Wenyuan. The next thing she knew, her jaw had dropped open, and she couldn't seem to close it.
She could clearly see that the unconscious Xiao Wenyuan was slowly waking up, and the color was returning to his face.
"Grandpa, you're awake! You scared me to death!" Xiao Yufei rushed to the bedside, grabbing the old man's hand and crying out excitedly, tears already streaming down her face.
When Xiao Yufei was a child, her parents were often away on business, so she had been raised by Xiao Wenyuan. They shared the closest bond. Over the past while, as his condition worsened, she had been worried to death. How could she not be overwhelmed with emotion now that he was finally getting better?
Xiao Yufei wiped the corners of her eyes and turned to Cao Bin. "Divine Doctor Cao," she said quickly, "what's the next step in his treatment?"
Cao Bin shook his head bitterly. "With the Little Divine Doctor present, what right do I have to offer my skills?"
With that, he turned, gave Ye Feng a deep bow, and said gratefully, "If Divine Doctor Ye had not acted today, my lifelong reputation would have been destroyed. You saved me. I am eternally grateful."
He then pulled out a business card and pressed it into Ye Feng's hand. "If you ever need anything from me in the future, just say the word. I'd go through hell and high water for you, without hesitation!
Furthermore, seeing your skills has made me realize just how shallow my own are. From this day forward, in my heart, you, sir, are my master, Cao Bin's master.
I will take my leave now. We shall speak again another day."
Cao Bin bowed deeply once more, then turned and left.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wenyuan, lying in bed, had pieced together what happened. Realizing that Ye Feng was the one who had saved his life, he struggled to sit up and looked at him gratefully.
"Ah, Little Divine Doctor, thank you for saving my life. What reward would you like? Name it. As long as I, Xiao Wenyuan, can provide it, I will not refuse."
Ye Feng replied nonchalantly, "I'm not lacking for rewards. The only reason I saved you was to get my Jade Pendant back."
"Jade Pendant?" Xiao Wenyuan asked, looking at Ye Feng in confusion.
Standing to the side, Xiao Yufei curled her lip and said, "He claims that two years ago, his master and you arranged a marriage for us, with a Jade Pendant as proof. He's here today to fulfill that marriage contract..."
The moment the words left Xiao Yufei's mouth, Xiao Wenyuan began to shout excitedly.
"So it's you! For the past two years, I've been waiting for what feels like an eternity, hoping you'd come to fulfill the marriage contract. You're finally here! This is wonderful! Truly wonderful!"
He then looked at Xiao Yufei and got straight to the point. "Granddaughter, call your parents right now and have them come back to make arrangements. You two will be in the bridal chamber tonight!"
Xiao Yufei staggered, nearly falling to the floor. 'How did we jump straight to the bridal chamber?!' she thought.
She looked at Xiao Wenyuan and cried out, mortified and angry, "Grandpa, what are you talking about?!
I'm the CEO of a company, and he's some country bumpkin fresh from the mountains. We're not from the same world! How could I possibly fulfill a marriage contract with him? Give him the Jade Pendant back and make him leave!"
"You... are you trying to anger me to death?" Xiao Wenyuan glared at Xiao Yufei and roared. The next second, his expression changed. He clutched his chest, and his head lolled back as he passed out again.
"Grandpa, wake up! Please don't scare me!" Xiao Yufei shrieked, shaking Xiao Wenyuan, but he didn't respond.
Xiao Yufei whipped her head around to face Ye Feng and cried desperately, "Quick, do something! Save my grandfather!"
Ye Feng walked over to Xiao Wenyuan, swiftly inserted several silver needles into his vital acupoints, and began to twirl them. In just a few minutes, Xiao Wenyuan slowly regained consciousness once more.
Ye Feng took a slice of ginseng from his pocket and placed it under Xiao Wenyuan's tongue. In less than ten minutes, Xiao Wenyuan's color had improved considerably.
Xiao Yufei looked at Ye Feng and asked helplessly, "Why does it keep happening like this? How long will your treatment take to cure my grandfather's illness?"
Ye Feng looked at Xiao Wenyuan. "The old gentleman has been ill for a long time, and the damage to his body is severe... Hmm, give me a month. In one month, I can have him back to his old self."
Hearing this, Xiao Wenyuan burst into laughter. "Perfect! You can live with Yufei for this month, and a month from now, Yufei should be pregnant with my great-grandchild! HAHA..."
Xiao Yufei felt like she was going to lose her mind.
She wanted nothing more than to kick Ye Feng to the ends of the earth, but she didn't dare. She was terrified of giving Xiao Wenyuan another heart attack.
More importantly, her grandfather's recovery still depended on him.
'This guy is like a porcupine,' she thought. 'You can't touch him without getting pricked!'
Just as she was feeling utterly tormented, a middle-aged couple strode quickly into the room.